clinical study to evaluate clinical impact of pgx-guided treatment for patients undergoing elective spinal surgical procedures

Conditions: Acute Pain; Surgery

Summary: the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of pharmacogenetic (pgx) guided treatment when implemented into the pre-operative process for patients undergoing an elective spinal surgical procedure and requiring post-operative acute pain management, as compared to a group of subjects with the same attributes without the guidance of pgx testing for their post-surgery pain management. this study will also evaluate whether pgx testing can reduce narcotic consumption, opioid-related adverse effects, time to mobilization, medical visits and costs.

the incidence of opioid related adverse drug events can reach as high as 50% in surgical patients and poor pain management is a significant risk factor for early readmission. in addition, the rate of non- response to certain analgesics is double in patients who are poor metabolizers as demonstrated by mutations in both cpy26d alleles. finally, there is a growing body of literature that ineffective acute pain management contributes significantly to the risk of chronic pain syndromes. genetics and drug interactions can alter both the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a multitude of drug compounds and in turn influence both the safety and efficacy of selected therapeutic regimens. pharmacogenetic-guided therapy selection can enhance patient response by facilitating the selection of the most appropriate medication at the most effective dose in the shortest possible time. in this prospective, randomized, single-blind study, the investigators will evaluate the clinical impact of pharmacogenetics-guided treatment on the duration of the post-surgical hospital stay and on patient well-being as determined by post-op pain assessments. additionally, the impact of pgx-guided treatment on narcotic consumption, number of adverse events, re-admission rates and costs will be evaluated during the study duration.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * male or female subjects over the age of 18; * patients undergoing an elective spine surgical procedures * willing and able to comply with study procedures * able to provide written informed consent * surgery timing - scheduled to occur after pgx testing and idgenetix test report review (at least 4 days after pre-op visit) exclusion criteria: * unwilling or unable to provide written informed consent and to comply with study procedures * any subject for whom providing a buccal swab sample would be contraindicated or not possible * subject with a history of chronic renal dysfunction, chronic kidney disease (stage 4 or 5) * abnormal hepatic function within the last 2 years (inr \>1.2 not attributable to anticoagulant medications, ast/aspartate aminotransferase or alt/alanine aminotransferase \>1.5x normal, or suspected cirrhosis) * a history of malabsorption (short gut syndrome) * any gastric or small bowel surgery less than 3 months prior to study enrollment * patients with a significant unstable medical condition or life threatening disease * history of prior pharmacogenetic testing

Keywords: pgx pharmacogenetic testing idgenetix pain management altheadx post-operative pain management